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Time’s wingèd chariot

On April 25, 2021January 16, 2026 By JeremyIn Braidwood1 Comment

You know that situation where you keep putting something off because you want to do it really well, but the more you put it off, the more it hangs over you and the harder it becomes to do it at all? So it is with this here blog: it's never far from one's thoughts - …

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Sweet youth of bird

On February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 By JeremyIn BraidwoodLeave a comment

Hey, I’ve missed you too. January steamed by really fast and although various things happened, in the way things do, none found themselves onto these pages. I have a couple of half-written, rather uninspired pieces that may well make their way here eventually, but they had nothing of the excitement that gets them over the …

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Two in the bush

On September 19, 2020 By JeremyIn BraidwoodLeave a comment

When you think about the animal kingdom there are hierarchies just like in most systems – different exemplars of the type can be arranged into descending order according to various attributes they may display. Sometimes it’s handy in making sense of the whole by arranging its constituents in this way: big to small, hot to …

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For the birds

On June 14, 2020 By JeremyIn BraidwoodLeave a comment

Further to our recent maunderings about Aussie wildlife – and thanks to the commentator who correctly reminded me that Salties are definitely apex predators – it’s time to grasp the nettle that is the Australian magpie.   You know those videos you see on the internet where dogs and cats do what they do when …

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Going wild in the ‘wood

On June 11, 2020July 14, 2021 By JeremyIn BraidwoodLeave a comment

So – Aussie wildlife. What is it and how does it stack up? Well, I have to say, having grown up in Africa, initial impressions of what Aus has to offer might appear a tad underwhelming. But that’s because not only does Africa boast extremely impressive beasts like the ‘big five’ (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo …

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